Cooler Web

ABSTRACT

Webbing, FDA approved, inserted into various cooler sizes, used to strain water and ice is disclosed. By using the “Cooler Web”, one can lift out the cold drinks. The “Cooler Web” supports a onetime breach of the cooler and ALL of its contents (except ice and water) and allows for no wet/cold hands and no foreign debris back into the cooler.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Provisional patent filed Aug. 2, 2012. Attorney docket number:503976933.

Application Ser. No. 13/792,033. Filing or 371(C) Date: Mar. 9, 2013.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

Not Applicable

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Problem Solved

There is no need to get hands wet or cold stinging fingers from diggingdeep into a cooler of ice and water to retrieve beverages for rotationof stock. Furthermore, the cans/bottles that were taken out are notgoing to be set aside in the sandy beach, or grass or dirt from the parkto collect debris and make your cooler (ice) dirty. Manually rotatingstock in an ice/water filled cooler is extremely cold on yourhands/fingers . . . especially larger coolers that hold 3-5 cases ofdrink (beer, soda, juice boxes, etc.). By using the “Cooler Web”, onecan lift out the cold drinks. The “Cooler Web” supports a one-timebreach of the cooler and ALL of its contents (except ice and water) andallows for no wet/cold hands and no foreign debris back into the cooler.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A cloth netting/webbing is inserted inside a cooler, drink beverages andfood are added, then ice. Once the cooler is low on items, detach thenetting, then cradle products in netting (no ice or water), lift out ofcooler all in one swoop, never getting hands wet or cold, and keepingproduct from contacting foreign material (grass, sand, dirt).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PICTURES

See figures attached 1 through 13 showing how the “Cooler Web” supportsa one-time breach of the cooler and ALL of its contents (except ice andwater) and allows for no wet/cold hands and no foreign debris back intothe cooler.

FIG. 1—Hook specifications: Command™ Hooks are available in a wide rangeof designs to match your individual style and decor. They also come in avariety of sizes and hold a surprising amount of weight—up to seven anda half pounds! Forget about nails, screws and tacks, Command™ Hooks arefast and easy to hang! Using the revolutionary Command™ Adhesive, holdsstrongly on a variety of surfaces, including paint, wood, tile and more.Yet, removes cleanly—no holes, marks, sticky residue or stains.Re-hanging them is as easy as applying a replacement Mounting™ Strip, soyou can take down, move and reuse them again and again! Contains 2hooks, 4 strips. Holds up to 3 pounds. FIG. 1 shows white, plastic,medium-sized hooks for “Cooler Web”. Approximate Out of Package ProductSize (L×W×D)=3⅛×1⅛×1⅛ inches.

FIG. 2—Netting specifications: Black net type 76005 as manufactured bythe Carron Net Co., Inc. of Two Rivers, Wis. Made of strong #252knotless nylon with a square mesh size of ¾ inches. Approximate loadrating for the finished netting is 250 pounds. Cord diameter is 1.5 mmand cord tensile strength is 95 pounds. Each piece is hemmed with a 5/16inch three strand twisted poly rope spliced to the edge. The net isweather resistant treated and UV stabilized with durable Flexabar. Theyam that is twisted to form the net is 100% first grade nylon of DuPonttype 1680-204-0.5R-1R70 and 1260-204-0.3Z-1R70. The net weight isfigured as 39 square feet to the pound. This netting is compliant withNFPA Standard 701 Small Scale Test 1989 for flame resistance.

FIG. 3—Materials required: cooler, 4 plastic hooks, netting

FIG. 4—Plastic hook mounted in upper corner of cooler with double-sidedtape

FIG. 5—Hook mounted in upper corner

FIG. 6—Cooler showing 4 hooks mounted in upper corners

FIG. 7—Netting attached to 4 hooks

FIG. 8—Contents added to cooler over netting

FIG. 9—Ice added to cooler over contents and netting

FIG. 10—Cooler needs re-stoked with more contents and ice . . . goal isto rotate ‘cold’ beverages back on top

FIG. 11—Unhook netting and begin to cradle contents

FIG. 12—Fully detach netting while continuing to cradle contents . . .leaving only ice and water in the cooler

FIG. 13—Contents cradled without getting cold/wet hands . . . and noforeign debris touches beverages (sand, dirt, grass)

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As stated above, there is no need to get hands wet or cold stingingfingers from digging deep into a cooler of ice and water to retrievebeverages for rotation of stock. Furthermore, the cans/bottles that weretaken out are not going to be set aside in the sandy beach, or grass ordirt from the park to collect debris and make your cooler (ice) dirty.The invention claimed here solves this problem.

As contents become consumed in a cooler, and re-stocking is necessarythere is also a desire to rotate the stock (colder products back on topand freshly loaded warmer contents to be placed on the bottom). The“Cooler Web” allows for a person to disconnect the webbing from thecooler and lift it out of the cooler and cradle it holding beveragesonly and leaving ice and water behind. A second “Cooler Web” is insertedand the warmer beverages are now added to the cooler over the existingwater/ice, the colder beverages are then placed on top and another bagof ice is added.

The claimed invention differs from what currently exists. The only wayto rotate stock in an ice cooler is manually (getting hands cold) andpossibly getting food/drink products dirty when set aside. The “CoolerWeb” removes consumables from cooler without getting hands wet and keepsproducts dirt free. This invention is an improvement on what currentlyexists. The only way to rotate stock in an ice cooler is manually(getting hands cold) and possibly getting food/drink products dirty whenset aside. The “Cooler Web” removes consumables from cooler withoutgetting hands wet and keeps products dirt free. In larger coolers, thereare routinely 18-24 cans that would need to be rotated to the top of thecooler (which means reaching into ice water 18 to 24 times).

By using the “Cooler Web”, one can lift out the cold drinks. The “CoolerWeb” supports a one-time breach of the cooler and ALL of its contents(except ice and water) and allows for no wet/cold hands and no foreigndebris back into the cooler.

1. The subject matter includes various cooler sizes, 4 plastic hooks,and a webbing appropriately sized for the applicable cooler. (1) Variouscooler sizes (2) 4 plastic clips/hooks (3) Various webbing sizes The (1)cooler requires (2) plastic clips or hooks [quantity of four], attachedto the upper inside corners of the cooler and are used to supporthanging the (3) webbing inside the cooler. Insert webbing into coolerand attach to 4 plastic hooks mounted inside cooler on upper corners.Add contents (beverages) into cooler over webbing and add ice. Ascontents become consumed and re-stocking is necessary, there is also adesire to rotate the stock (colder products back on top and freshlyloaded warmer products to be placed on the bottom). The “Cooler Web”allows for a person to disconnect the webbing from the cooler and liftit out of the cooler . . . holding beverages only . . . and leaving iceand water behind. A second “Cooler Web” is inserted in the cooler andthe warmer beverages are now added to the cooler over the existingwater/ice, the colder beverages are then placed on top and another bagof ice is added.